- There are a couple ways that you can…configure Server Core to automatically…download updates from Windows Update.…You can use the Sconfig utility locally on Server Core,…you can use PowerShell locally and, of course,…you can use PowerShell remotely,…like we've seen previously in this course.…Let's start off with using Sconfig…to take a look at the settings.…So I'm gonna type sconfig and hit enter.…I'm gonna type in number 5…for the Windows Update Settings and hit enter.…And then notice at the bottom of the screen…that it says Windows Update is currently…set to: Manual.…

Now, I could type in A and hit enter…to enable the automatic updates,…but first what I'm gonna do is hit control c…and then when it asks to terminate the batch job,…I'll type y and hit enter…and clear the screen.…What I wanna show you is the PowerShell method…for looking at that setting.…I'm gonna create an object.…I'll use $wu and I'm gonna use…the New-Object commandlet to create an instance…of a ComObject called microsoft.update.autoupdate.…

And if we look at the wu.Settings property,…

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2/25/2015

Server Core is a stripped-down version of Windows Server, offering many benefits to network administrators. It's lighter on memory and CPU consumption, is more secure, and requires less maintenance than the full version of Windows Server. In this course Mike Pfeiffer shows how to implement Server Core and perform routine admin tasks locally and across a network with PowerShell and different remote administration tools. These tasks include assigning IPs, renaming servers, joining domains, creating and managing users, configuring disks and volumes, and more. Mike also shows how to install updates so you can make sure your systems always run smoothly.